Flock ALPR surveillance

Argued Flock retains perpetual licenses to ALPR data, keeps photos past the 30-day retention period, and that federal agencies access the system through unlogged portals; warned of $250,000-per-search liability under SB 34.

Remote commenter who said hackers confirmed the cameras take full-frame photos and classify humans locally, questioned Flock's business model around derivative data, and asked the council to place the ALPR item on a formal agenda rather than relying on three-minute comments.

Twelve-year resident urging the council to cancel the Flock contract and not seek an alternate vendor, citing ICE-related searches of Elk Grove location data by out-of-state agencies in violation of SB 54 and questioning campaign contributions tied to the ALPR presentation.

Warned that approving the Flock contract could let agencies like ICE use license plate data to track residents, including parents near schools, and said Flock has scrubbed its website archives.

Cited the Illinois audit showing Flock let CBP access camera data illegally and asked the council to not renew the contract or adopt a surveillance ordinance with audits and penalties.

Argued the police department's legal defense relies on an appeals-pending district court case while ignoring the Supreme Court's Shahtri ruling that location tracking is a search requiring a warrant.

Said residents never voted on the surveillance systems, cited a community audit finding illegal data sharing, and demanded a town hall and alternatives research.

Asked the city to end its Flock contract and all ALPR use, citing Flock's data licensing terms and alleged state-law violations found in a community audit.

Cited wrongful arrests nationwide caused by Flock camera misreads and urged cancellation of the contract and any future ALPR contract.

Said 97% of queries on regional ALPR data came from outside agencies, calling it a violation of SB 34 and community trust.

Argued safeguards don't eliminate surveillance risk and asked the city to adopt a policy against ALPR use regardless of vendor.

A veteran who said the cameras violate freedoms he served to protect and that the city doesn't control its own data.

District 2 resident who said the surveillance unites people across political lines and urged 'no ALPRs, period.'

Cited audit figures of 3,200+ out-of-state agencies and 1.3 million searches, and flagged a newly discovered Axon ALPR camera at Bruceville and Laguna.

Homeowner upset cameras were installed with little public input; estimated potential SB 34 penalty exposure in the billions.

Raised technical concerns that Flock has scrubbed historical versions of its website, obscuring past commitments about data use.

A local educator and valedictorian who shared a personal experience with a stalker and urged cancellation of the Flock contract.

27-year resident who called indiscriminate tracking a violation of civil liberties.

Appealed directly to Council Member Spease, citing the Electronic Frontier Foundation's memo calling ALPRs invasive mass surveillance.

Invoked the Fourth Amendment and Benjamin Franklin in urging rejection of warrantless surveillance.

Described how ALPR databases could map people's lives — churches, protests, clinics — and noted opposition from across the political spectrum.

Cited a Flock VP's misuse of school cameras and noted the council renewed Flock in April despite community opposition; demanded the contract end with no replacement.

Described being followed by a drone or camera while walking her dog at night and said no agency could tell her who was operating it.

Cited Flock's patent for classifying people by race and gender, 22 security vulnerabilities, and Border Patrol pilot programs.

Warned the surveillance dragnet creates cybersecurity targets and could deter new residents.

Thanked the residents who conducted the community audit and said the council has failed to provide oversight of the Police Department's Flock use.

Remote commenter who said he can't leave home without his location being logged and called the surveillance infrastructure horrifying.

Remote commenter who called it a '1984 society' and said camera money should instead go to roads, transit, and community resources.

During the survey item, said ALPR investment undermines the community's own priorities and urged removing it in favor of housing and economic growth spending.